TDS Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/
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Communication Services · Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ (TDS) is a communication services company in the Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) industry, with a market capitalization of $4.2 billion. Shares last traded at $36.10, 26.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 6.5%. TDS trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.95, below the Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) median of 11.82. Net profit margin is 39.8%, above the peer median of 0.8%. Revenue declined 9.0% year over year. The shares yield 0.4% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
TDS Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-31 | $55M | $0.51 | 39% |
| 2012-12-31 | $53M | $0.49 | 65% |
| 2011-12-31 | $49M | $0.45 | 24% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.42 | 2026-08-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.09 | 2026-05-08 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.33 | 2026-02-24 |
| FY 2025 | -$0.65 | 2026-02-24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.84 | 2025-11-07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.05 | 2025-08-11 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) peers
TDS vs 14 industry peers (Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)), by market cap. Data as of close
| VZ | Verizon | $186.9B | 11.38 | 1.34 | 11.8% | +0.77% |
| T | AT&T | $144.4B | 11.00 | 1.12 | 10.2% | +0.05% |
| BCE | Bce Inc | $18.6B | — | — | — | +0.25% |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | $5.0B | — | 0.47 | -9.6% | -1.03% |
| TDS | Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ | $4.2B | 9.95 | 3.96 | 39.8% | +5.29% |
| IDT | Idt Corp | $2.0B | 23.61 | 1.66 | 7.0% | +0.48% |
| ATEX | Anterix Inc. | $1.6B | 24.57 | 229.27 | — | -9.36% |
| UNIT | Uniti Group Inc. | $1.2B | 1.12 | 0.34 | 30.4% | -2.08% |
| SHEN | SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ | $549M | — | 1.48 | -10.2% | -2.41% |
| ATNI | ATN International, Inc. | $391M | — | 0.58 | -3.5% | -1.13% |
| CXDO | Crexendo, Inc. | $188M | 43.80 | 2.33 | 5.3% | -2.58% |
| NXPL | NextPlat Corp | $23M | 12.25 | 0.47 | 3.9% | +2.75% |
| SURG | SurgePays, Inc. | $8M | — | 0.12 | -47.9% | -3.71% |
| IQST | iQSTEL Inc | $8M | — | 0.02 | -2.2% | -7.59% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.